Deng Kuang's visit was a perfectly normal social invitation. He said it was rare for so many of the family's younger members to be gathered together, so the brothers and nephews should have a proper get-together, making the trip worthwhile.
Really, Deng Chun should have been more proactive.
His arrival this time had been completely out of the blue. He had absorbed far too little basic information and had initially been practically blind to the situation. Idling around in his room was foolish. Communicating more and gathering more information were the proper course.
However, after leaving Deng Yunwei's room, Deng Chun had suffered another severe blow to his spirits. His clownish performance before his old man, along with his new "chickens and dogs" classification, left him without the energy to think about any of that.
What was more, during his conversation with his old man, he had also taken in more core information and basically understood the whole chain of events—yet the more he understood, the more powerless he felt, and the less interest he had in fiddling with it any further.
Deng Chun had wanted to refuse.
He had never particularly liked meeting these people. They constantly reminded him that he was merely an ordinary member of the Deng Family. Even with the label of "Deng Yunwei's son," he could only fool outsiders in Lake City.
The feeling of being a "unique self" was greatly diminished.
But after the string of events today, his self-awareness had improved considerably, ultimately changing his mindset—what "unique self"? He was just a chicken or a dog.
From the standpoint of a chicken or dog, gathering into a pack and barking loudly was normal. That was the rule. If he had not escaped this circle, he should not overly project the feelings of those